If you're going to do a job, do it properly

Over the years shoplifting has become a fine art, with both enhanced security and shops piled full of stuff that no one can actually be arsed to nick. With that in mind, it’s nice to see someone taking a more ramshackle approach to the heisting of paltry goods.

A Chicago man has been nicked for getting behind the wheel of an illegally-obtained Bobcat tractor and then ploughing through the gates, window and wall of a grocery store. POW! That’s more like it.

After getting his hands on an array of goods, the wild-eyed thief made off at top speed (or as top as you can get on a tractor). Police later caught up with him, arrested him and confiscated his goods – some gift cards and a couple of cans of deodorant.